22,000sqm 연면적의 복합문화 공간은 이스트 빌리지와 캘거리 중심부를 연결하는 교차점에 위치하며 도시와 사람을 연결하는 노드점으로 제안된다. 도시의 작은 언덕을 모티브로 디자인된 건축환경은 유연한 구조체와 다양한 형태로 적층되는 테라스 그리고 도시를 연결하는 경전철 라인 위에 구성된다. 건축물 주출입구, 그랑드 아치는 치누크 클라우드를 차용한 디자인으로 거주민들의 다양한 소셜활동을 보장하는 아트리움에 대량의 자연채광을 유도하는 장치로 제공되는 한편, 도시와 건축을 경계짓는 파사드의 반복적인 모자이크 패턴과 함께 건축물의 외형적 특징을 정의한다. -투명, 불투명의 반복적인 모자이크 패턴 판넬은 내부 프라이버시 확보와 능동적인 가시성 확보를 동시에 수행한다.- 어반 허브 스페이스로 주요한 인프라스트럭쳐 기능은 물론 도시문화를 재정립하는 공간으로 캘거리 센트럴 도서관은 도시의 새로운 얼굴로 제안된다.
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Snøhetta has finally unveiled its competition-winning design to create a new public library wrapping around a functioning railway line in the Canadian city of Calgary
Working in partnership with Calgary firm Dialog, Snøhetta saw off competition from architects including 3XN and REX to win the commission for the new public library at the end of 2013, but has only now unveiled its design.
Renderings are by MIR and Snøhetta
The 22,000-square-metre building will be located at the intersection of Downtown Calgary and East Village.
The architects named the city's foothill landscape as inspiration for the proposal, which features a curved structure and a series of staggered terraces that rise up and over the existing Light Rail Transit Line crossing the site.
Timber-lined arches at the building's entrance will
reference the chinook cloud formations typical in Alberta. These will
lead in to a grand light-filled atrium, providing "a vibrant, welcoming
and accessible public space" in the heart of the city.
"Since embarking on this project, one of the things we've kept reminding
ourselves is that we don't just want to build the best library in the
world. We want to build the library that's best for Calgary," said
Snøhetta co-founder Craig Dykers.
The architects have spent two years developing the design in response to feedback from the local community.
"More than 16,000 Calgarians provided input," added project architect Vanessa Kassabian. "They asked for more versatile spaces and more programs in general. Accessibility was also an important issue – a clear understanding of orientation and spaces within the building."
Public facilities will be located within the busy and open ground floor spaces. Circulation will spiral around the perimeter to lead to quieter study spaces on the upper levels.
A tessellated glass facade will combine clear and fritted panels, allowing the degree of privacy to vary for different parts of the interior.
"The exterior and street life surrounding the library is just as much a part of the building as the interior," said architect Rob Adamson of Dialog. "The outdoor plaza welcomes visitors from East Village and beyond and invites them into the building to explore, relax, reflect and connect."
Encapsulation of the Light Rail Transit Line is already underway and the Calgary Public Library is expected to open in 2018.
from dezeen